Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-05
THE COOK COUNTY BOODLERS
A Suspicion That Van Pelt Has Made His
Peace With the Prosecution.
GENEROUS "BucK" MCCARTHY
Pathetic Appeals BY Colonel Mum
and Lawyer Hardy-The jury
Asks For q Recess-Gcnerai
Stiles Argument.
Drawing to a Close.

CHICAGO, August A. special Telegram to
the BEE. 1T was intended that Chicago's
great Doodle case should 60 to the jury this
afternoon, and with that end in view Judge
Jameson opened to-day's proceedings at
o'clock. But scarcely had Mr.. Hardy got
fairly launched into his smooth and plausible
two-hour argument for the defense when the
prospect of the extra work became too much
for the jury. Shortly before 10 o'clock Juror
Meserve sent In an appeal to Judge Jameson
asking that recess be taken at the close Of
Mr.. Hardy's argument until o'clock this
afternoon. The jury feared that they would
be talked to death by the four lawyers. Sew
eral jurymen were feeling indisposed and
did not wish to be hurried to the end of the
case. They wanted another day of 1t. After
due deliberaton Judge Jameson granted the
request. Mr.. Alexander Sullivan who
was to speak this afternoon was also feeling
unwell and he joined the request for OIL easy
session to-day. At 1880 o'clock when Mr.
Hardy had finished the court took recess
till p. IN. At the afternoon session General
Stiles occupied two hours and another ad-
journment was taken till tomorrow morn
ing. Tomorrow Mr.. Sullivan and Mr. Grin.
nell will make the closing arguments for
their respective sides and the case will go to
the jury early in the afternoon. 1t was init
mated to-day that after a verdict has been
reached In the omnibus case Mr.. Grinnell
will make statement in regard to the con-
spiracy to get Tate, VarnelPs friend, on the
jury. Mr.. Furthmann is authority for the
statement that the first intlmatiOn Of the at
tempt to pack the jury came from one OF the
defendants who gave the prosecution "tip."
Mr. Furthmann positively refuses to tell
which one of the twelve boOdlers had thus
tried to curry favor with the state. 1t is be-
as it is not likely that Khelm who
was known to his co-defendants to
be weak kneed, >, was in the
confidence of Varnel. Whether or
not Mr. Grinnell intends to reward Van Pelt
for his opportune ana most important squeal
cannot be known until the boodlers are
called up for sentence, or perhaps not until
recommendation for pardon for little Van
first two speeches for the defense not word
was said about van Pelt or Varnell. Both
Colonel Mum aud Mr.. Hardy apologized
and begged for Dan Wren and the former
painted Buck" Mccarthy as noble, gener-
ing the people of Cook county, although he
did accept present OF $50 from Tom
Evers, the horse dealer. Ochs Wassermau
and Oliver have been pleaded tor and an ac-
qulttal has been urged fer Casselman. Cells
and McClaughrey, because there is so little
evidence against them that there is ground
for reasonable doubt but no excuses or pa
thetic pleas have been offered tor Van Pelt
or Varnell.
Fully an hour before the time appointed
for General stiles to begin his talk to the
jury this afternoon the crowd com.
house and formed double line IN
the corridor leading to the court room and
many of them never got any further than the
barriers placed to keep out intruders. In his
speech General Stiles said There is fact
which good many men knew, a good many
more suspected and good many more be-
lieved, namely, that a combination and con-
spiracy has existed in this county for great
number of years. having its headquarters in
the county commissioners room. embracing
from seven to twelve county commissioners
each year. with members scattered about in
different places Doodle employees, Doodle
contractors Doodle merchants, Doodle doctors
and Doodle lawyers, and you have not heard
the who lie story and you probably never will
but you have heard enough. | think, to sat
isfy your minds that a conspiracy existed to
defraud the people of Cook county and to
rob the county treasury General Stiles
further said that they knew that conspl-
racy existed among the board of aldermen.